Career Development

This resource explains two dominant ideas in professional writing that will help you produce persuasive, usable resumes, letters, memos, reports, white papers, etc. This section outlines the concepts of rhetorical awareness and user-centered design, provides examples of these ideas, and it contains a glossary of terms.

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Find out how to write one that will make a good impression. Learn about different resume formats. See samples of good and bad resumes. Get the facts on portfolios and other resume related documents.

These OWL resources will help you prepare for the different types of writing you may do during the job search process.

Free resume samples, resume templates, cover letter examples, resume format, follow up letters and thank you letters.

Writing a resume in English can be very different than in your native tongue. The following how to outlines a standard resume format.

All of our resume samples are written by certified resume writers and span a vast variety of industries, occupations and experience levels. After finding the resume sample that fits your needs you can use it as inspiration to build your own resume.
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